Fishing Lone Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Hennepin County, Minnesota, is where Lone Lake sits. The water sits 892 feet up. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Minnesota water we list. Head to Hopkins, 2.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Minnetonka Mills is 2.8 miles away, with Minnetonka at 3.7 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Lone Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Hennepin County list bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lone Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 73°F and January near 12°F on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A jetty or pier is mapped about 130 yards from here. Mapping marks a fishing place roughly half a mile off. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Shady Oak Lake is 0.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lone Lake in what we hold.